|  | | | | | | An analysis of the offshore wind industry's challenges, solutions and opportunities |
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| | The Hywind floating wind farm in the Norwegian North Sea has started operations. |
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| | Commonwealth Wind said it will move forward with a submitted but not yet approved power purchase agreement with Massachusetts electric companies and its 1,232-MW offshore wind project. |
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| | | Rystad Energy's forecast for Denmark amounts to about 9 GW of offshore wind capacity by 2030, so more additions will need to come online this decade to meet its 12.9-GW target. |
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| | | | | | In partnership with the Cyprus Hydrocarbons Company, Offshore magazine introduces this new event dedicated to facilitating the transfer of technology, best practices, and regional cooperation. |
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| | | | Resen Waves is working with the Project Greensand carbon capture and storage consortium to assess use of small-scale wave energy buoys, with the power used to monitor offshore activities. |
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| | Edda Wind has ordered a sixth commissioning service operation vessel for offshore wind projects from Gondan Shipbuilders. |
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| | Energinet has commissioned Fugro to conduct geotechnical site investigations for an offshore wind development in the Danish North Sea. |
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| | Huisman has been awarded a contract by TOA Corp. and Obayashi in Japan for the delivery of a monopile gripper. |
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| | Pelagic Wind Services has awarded Kongsberg Maritime a contract for design services and equipment for two new construction service offshore vessels. |
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| | Boskalis said its recently commissioned Bokalift 2 crane vessel is undergoing a further modification, with two tools to be added for offshore wind projects. |
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| | The memorandum of understanding relates to provision of through-life subsea asset integrity and balance of plant survey services for Japan’s offshore wind sector. |
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| | Peterson will provide facilities management enabling shared access to the onshore converter stations for the Dogger Bank C and Sofia wind farms. |
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| | Odfjell Oceanwind has signed a memorandum of understanding with Source Galileo Norge to jointly develop floating wind parks using Odfjell Oceanwind’s technologies. |
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| | Following the acquisition of Falck Renewables in February 2022, the company becomes Renantis. |
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| | Heerema Marine Contractors and C1 Connections have tested a new connection system offshore for use in wind turbines and foundations. |
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| | Many hazardous transfer operations can be mitigated or avoided completely with more accurate knowledge and improved monitoring of weather and sea state conditions. |
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| | | Catch up on the conversations you missed at Offshore’s annual conferences in Galveston, Texas. |
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| | | | | | Feb. 28 to March 2, 2023: The Subsea Tieback Forum & Exhibition's conference content addresses new operational issues, challenges, and solutions associated with global deepwater subsea operations. |
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| | | Van Oord has placed four oyster tables at the site of the Luchterduinen wind farm in the Dutch North Sea, operated by Eneco. |
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| The Offshore Wind Evidence & Knowledge Hub, an initiative funded by the UK’s Crown Estate, is working on a new sector-wide open portal to help streamline the consenting process. |
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| Crowley has signed an agreement with the Port of Humboldt Bay to exclusively negotiate to be the developer and operator of a terminal to serve as California’s first hub for offshore wind energy installations. |
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| Japanese electricity utility TEPCO is acquiring Scottish offshore wind developer Flotation Energy. |
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| James Fisher Renewables is working with Ho Lung Power Engineering to support construction of Orsted’s Greater Changhua wind farm in the Taiwan Strait. |
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| Equans subsidiary Fabricom Offshore Services has contracted Peterson to provide logistics to the transformation platform for the Hollandse Kust Noord wind farm in the Dutch North Sea. |
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| | | Ørsted has awarded Sembmarine SLP a planned preventative maintenance contract for the Hornsea 2 wind farm in the UK North Sea. |
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| TGS, SAND Geophysics and Norwegian Geotechnical Institute will provide early-phase ground condition and geohazard evaluations for offshore wind farm development. |
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| Eolink, Valorem and Centrale Nantes have received €14.9 million from the France 2030 funding program. The financed project includes the manufacturing and commissioning of a floating wind turbine developed by EOLINK. |
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| The next steps include issuing a proposed sale notice late this year or early next year. |
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| Bluewater and the Norwegian Marin Energi Testsenter (METCentre) have signed an agreement for a berth option to deploy a floating wind system in the North Sea offshore Karmøy, Norway. |
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| Mainstream Renewable Power has signed a £36 million (US$41.38 million) lease agreement with Crown Estate Scotland to develop a 1.8-GW floating offshore wind farm off the Shetland Islands in northern Scotland. |
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